Confessions of a Geeky Mama

[ Growing Up Geek] A New Name for Ginormobaby

Still Ginormo, but not really a baby anymore. (Paul at the Watauga Dam near Elizabethon, TN)

Back when I was a kid, picking out your first handle was a lot easier. There weren't quite so many people online then, and it was easier to get the one you wanted without tacking on a few numbers. But that was over half a lifetime ago for me, and most people have a handle of some sort these days.

When I first took Paul caching, I decided to log his finds for him, so he'd have a record of some of the places he went before he was old enough to remember. He was 7 months old then, and we went with "Ginormobaby". Like most first handles, it stops being cute/funny after awhile, and sort of embarassing once you outgrow it. (My first group of online friends and I even developed a group case of amnesia concerning our very first bbs handles.)

I've been meaning to change Paul's geocaching handle for awhile, but I just can't seem to come up with anything that isn't taken, or he won't outgrow by the time he hits kindergarten. At two, he's not really partially defined by his interests since he's still exploring what's out there.

And now that he's able to go on caching trips where we find 20+ caches in a day, I really should figure out something before I have to relog 500+ caches for him. The only things that come to mind would be some sort of play on biking, hiking the AT (he's fascinated by the concept of walking that far), and gaming. I wish I had a working crystal ball so I could choose a fitting handle for him.

Tags: milestones, Paul, Tennessee